City Council

32. Ordinance Adding Article XIV to Chapter 10 (Crimes and Miscellaneous Law Enforcement Provision) and Amending Related Sections in Chapter 31, Chapter 33, and Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Department(s): Police Department Recommended Action: Conduct a first reading and adopt an ordinance adding and amending various articles and sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to prohibit conduct that interferes with public rights of access to public property to address changes in the law brought by the City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, et. al., 144 S. Ct. 2202 (2024): ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING ARTICLE XIV (PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY) TO CHAPTER 10 (CRIMES AND MISCELLANEOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING RELATED SECTIONS IN CHAPTER 10, CHAPTER 31 (RECREATION, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS), CHAPTER 33 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WORKS, AND CHAPTER 36 (TRAFFIC) TO PROHIBIT CONDUCT THAT INTERFERES WITH PUBLIC RIGHTS OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY TO ADDRESS CHANGES IN LAW BROUGHT ABOUT BY CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON V. JOHNSON, ET. AL., 144 S. Ct. 2202 (2024)